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  1. King Arthur (22450 bytes)
    1: ...h [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
    5: ...his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
    7: ...Geoffrey Ashe and Leon Fleuriot, have argued for identifying Arthur with a certain [[Riothamus]], "Kin...
    9: ...ing the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little ...
    11: ...eves that Arthur is a half-forgotten Celtic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a suppos...
  2. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
    6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
    8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
    10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
    12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19...
  3. Clavichord (3295 bytes)
    3: ...bout the fourteenth century and continued to be made until the 1840s, and was revived by Arnold Dolmet...
    5: ... volume of the note can be changed by striking harder or softer, and the pitch can also be varied by v...
    9: ... labelled ''organ'' by the composers and now regarded as organ repertoire were in fact more accurately...
    13: ...Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers including Peter Bavington, Martin Kathe...
    15: ...c clavichord which uses a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification.
  4. Saxophone (14311 bytes)
    3: ...] music, and [[jazz]], but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l and [[military band]] ...
    7: ...ong time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his great friendship with the influential Pa...
    9: ...nvent an entirely new instrument which suited his desires both tonally and technically and possessed a...
    11: The development is defined almost entirely in terms of Sax's patent. F...
    14: ...lto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affec...
  5. Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
    8: ...and [[Paul Desmond]]. The alto saxophone is included in concert music more often than the tenor, and ...
  6. Trumpet (13239 bytes)
    6: ...l, before the flare for the bell begins. (Careful design of these tapers is critical to the [[tuning|i...
    8: ... sound and the ease with which it can be played. Deeper cupped mothpieces are best suited for expansi...
    11: ...]] or ''cornetto'' (not to be confused with the modern cornet), and the [[Scandinavia]]n [[lur]].
    16: ...make well-known the term ''[[double high C]]'' to describe the next octave above high C. Trumpeters w...
    19: ...urice Andre]], [[Wynton Marsalis]] and [[Hakan Hardenberger]].
  7. Dictionary (22415 bytes)
    2: ... also provide [[pronunciation]] information, word derivations, histories, or [[etymology|etymologies]]...
    4: ==Word order==
    5: ...logous phonetic order. Words and characters in [[ideographic]] writing systems such as [[Chinese chara...
    14: ...on|romanized]] and sorted in Roman alphabetical order.
    20: ...[[stroke (Chinese character)|stroke]] count and order, readings (pronunciations), and a list of words ...
  8. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
    15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[Acadé­Še des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
    17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
    23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
    25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]].
  9. Nutrition (42689 bytes)
    1: ...[2005]], is a general nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
    2: ...bsence of adequate nutrients may cause disease or death.
    4: ...y incur [[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
    5: The science of nutrition attempts to understand how and why specific dietary aspects influe...
    12: rapidly dehydrate; (hence the devastating effects of persistent [[diarrhea]]).
  10. African American (19830 bytes)
    6: ...eaning, the usual usage of the term does not include [[whites]], [[Asian|Asians]] or [[Semites]] of Af...
    8: ==Current Demographics==
    9: ...000 black density.jpg|thumb|200px|2000 population density]]
    10: ... percent, followed closely by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
    15: ...nd was one reason for the secession of the [[Confederate States of America]] which lead to the [[Ameri...
  11. Thomas Aquinas (12692 bytes)
    3: ...s University]] in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]], the [[University of S...
    7: ...stery]] at [[Monte Cassino]], and the family intended Thomas to follow his uncle into that position; t...
    9: ...an order]], which along with the [[Franciscan]] order represented a revolutionary challenge to the wel...
    11: ...most important influence in his development; it made him a comprehensive scholar and won him permanent...
    14: ...fore the latter part of 1261), he took up his residence in Rome. In 1269-71 he was again active in Par...
  12. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    2: ...Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation o...
    4: ...|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
    8: ...] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and hav...
    11: ...ormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their endeavours and beliefs have limited validity, but if w...
    13: ... both an inner meaning referring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a materia...
  13. Vitamin (5982 bytes)
    7: ...s foods helped prevent [[scurvy]], a particularly deadly disease characterized by bleeding and severe ...
    9: ...mond]] proposed that the final "e" be dropped, to deemphasize the "amine" reference, after the discove...
    11: ...e to isolate and identify a number of vitamins by depriving animals of them.
    15: {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
    20: ! Deficiency Disease
  14. Musical genre (24851 bytes)
    1: ...nd a single geographical category will often include a number of different genre.
    3: ...or example, a musician whose work has covered a wide range of genres, wrote in ''Arcana: Musicians on ...
    5: ...mple of this is [[video game music]], which while defined by its media, can also represent its own sty...
    11: ...f this page attempts to do that for a number of widely agreed areas.
    13: ...t and simple, referring to further articles as needed.
  15. Music history of the United States (35788 bytes)
    4: ...people to populate [[North America]]. These included a number of [[tribe]]s, like the [[Choctaw]], [[...
    6: ...tian]] [[choir]]s, [[musical notation]], [[broadside]]s, as well as large numbers of [[West Africa]]n ...
    12: ...] began performing spoken lyrics over a beat provided by an [[emcee]]; this became known as [[hip hop ...
    17: ...nct, though some remain relatively vibrant in a modern form, such as [[music of Hawaii|Hawaiian music]...
    19: ...an]], [[Ireland|Irish]], [[Mexico|Mexican]], [[Sweden|Swedish]], [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] and [[Armenia]]...
  16. Music of the United States (1940s and 50s) (18910 bytes)
    4: ...e innately tied up into causes, opposing certain ideas, influenced by the [[sexual revolution]], [[fem...
    6: ...a revival of [[hillbilly music]] early in the decade, and drew on [[Appalachian folk music|Appalachian...
    8: ...st popular, [[Motown]]. The last part of the decade saw soul singer-songwriters like [[Marvin Gaye]] ...
    10: ...a new wave of music and social activism. [[Psychedelic rock]] arose from this subculture, which oppos...
    12: ... high-energy and activist pop of the previous decade. It began with singer-songwriters like [[Carol K...
  17. Washington, D.C. (43465 bytes)
    3: ...e-Washington Metropolitan Area]], which also includes parts of [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], and [[West ...
    5: ...s a state, it would rank last in area behind [[Rhode Island]], 50th in population ahead of [[Wyoming]]...
    7: ...arks, museums, and sports teams, and is a popular destination for [[tourist]]s.
    11: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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